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Teacher Training

Explore the following teacher training sessions to help you implement the YVIP Curriculum in your classroom. We've broken up the training so you can find what you need when you need it!

  • What is it and What's New - Introduces the program and all the resources available to help you bring this unique program to your students and extra PD support for specific topics as needed
  • Promote Equity - Indigenous history and social justice
  • Make Beats - Music theory and how to select and add sound clips to create a song with Python
  • Learn Code - Code concepts and Python code used in Your Voice is Power
  • Next Level Coding - Options to take your students further by adding more complex code or adding effects to their songs

August 19th, 2024

Your Voice is Power Canada - What is it? and What's New?


Part 1 of 5 PD Sessions provided to help teachers bring the Your Voice is Power program to their students.

This is session 1 of 5 that provides an overview of the Your Voice is Power program and the resources provided to support you with your classroom delivery.

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August 19th, 2024

Your Voice is Power Canada - Promote Equity


This is session 2 of 5. Award winning Red River Metis and Anishinaabe Educator Marika Schalla takes you through the Your Voice is Power content on social justice and Indigenous in Canada.

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August 19th, 2024

Your Voice is Power Canada - Make Beats

This is session 3 of 5. In this session, grade six teacher Kathryn Hurford, takes you through basic music theory and how Your Voice is Power allows your students to create a song using Python code and EarSketch..

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August 19th, 2024

Your Voice is Power Canada - Learn Code

This is session 4 of 5. In this session, Math and Robotics teacher Dean Vendramin teaches you the coding essentials covered in Your Voice is Power that allow your students to create a song and (optional) enter the Your Voice is Power Competition for the chance to win $5000 CAD towards post-secondary education or starting up a business.

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August 19th, 2024

Your Voice is Power Canada - Next Level Coding

This is session 5 of 5. In this session, we explore options to challenge and support students who want to create more complicated code or add more advanced effects to their songs.

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